financial restraint

collocation in English

meaningsoffinancialandrestraint

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financial
adjective
uk
/faɪˈnæn.ʃəl/us
/faɪˈnæn.ʃəl/
relating to money or how money ...
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restraint
noun
uk
/rɪˈstreɪnt/us
/rɪˈstreɪnt/
calm and ...
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(Definition offinancialandrestraintfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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A weak economy for much of the nineteenth century seems to have placed a heavyfinancialrestraintupon the parish.
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Financialrestrainttherefore creates a vicious circle that will be very difficult to break without the support of public credit - at least, for jump-starting the process of economic growth.
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In a time of generalfinancialrestraintin social security, the analysis of financial structures is important for understanding how financial pressures affect different areas of social security provision.
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It is difficult to achieve this at a time offinancialrestraint.
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That is being done against a background offinancialrestraint.
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Is it too much to ask for this, even in a period of severefinancialrestraint?
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We must also realise that, in these times offinancialrestraint, help from local authorities is becoming more and more difficult to obtain.
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With an extended period offinancialrestraint, funds available for local authorities to run their statutory social and health services will be severely limited.
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So it is the case that we have not been idle in doing what could be done within the limits offinancialrestraint.
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In a time of severefinancialrestraint, we cannot have it both ways.
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I accept what my noble friend has said, but in these days of economic crisis andfinancialrestraintwe have to adopt certain priorities.
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There is a general fear that if we fall on hard times again pensions will suffer in thefinancialrestraintwhich would follow.
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At a time offinancialrestraint, we have significantly increased expenditure on the prison system.
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There was a great deal offinancialrestraint.
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Secondly, is the recruitment of the additional ambulance men subject to anyfinancialrestraintor cash limit?
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I cannot see that there would be any overwhelmingfinancialrestrainton that.
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But that does not mean that we should let our enthusiasm carry us away and that we should do away with anyfinancialrestraint.
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Their experience of the services that they use, such as schools and hospitals, is of increased commercialisation andfinancialrestraint.
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The vast majority of local authorities have accepted the need forfinancialrestraint.
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That was during a time offinancialrestraintat home.
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